Course: Basics of Latin

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Course title Basics of Latin
Course code KBV/DTZLT
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Plátová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic Latin grammar. 1. pronunciation 2. basic grammatical terminology 3. morphology of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns (declension types) 4. morphology of verbs (prezent, imperfektum, perfektum) 5. basic Latin syntax (selection)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to provide students with the basic tools they need to understand Latin texts on Christian topics.
Basic orientation in the Latin text, Latin grammer and ability to search the dictionary.
Prerequisites
Interest in studying the issue.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Written exam

Students are required to use the distance-learning platform and fulfil the requirements set out therein. The course credit is awarded on the basis of an oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • A. BLAISE. (1994). A Handbook of Christian Latin: Style, Morphology and Syntax. Turnhout.
  • A. BLAISE. (1993). Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs du moyen-age. Brepols.
  • A. BLAISE. (1997). Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs chrétiens. Brepols.
  • F. NOVOTNÝ. (1992). Základní latinská mluvnice. Jinočany.
  • H. MENGE, T. BURKARD, M. SCHAUER. (2007). Lehrbuch der lateinischen Syntax und Semantik. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Stuttgart.
  • J. NECHUTOVÁ. (1995). Středověká latina. Brno.
  • J. PLÁTOVÁ. (2008). Latinská syntax pro posluchače teologických fakult. Olomouc.
  • K. E. GEORGES. (1861). Lateinisch-deutsches und deutsch-lateinisches Handwörterbuch. Leipzig.
  • M. ŠLESINGER. (1999). Základy latinského jazyka pro posluchače teologie. Praha.
  • Pražák - Novotný - Sedláček. Latinsko-český slovník. jakékoliv vydání.


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